First Resort, Inc. v. Herrera
Petition for certiorari denied on June 28, 2018
Issues: (1) Whether a speech regulation applying only to pregnancy services by pregnancy centers that do not discuss abortion options, and enacted to target speakers with pro-life views, is subject to strict scrutiny; and (2) whether the Supreme Court’s “commercial speech” doctrine can be applied to the speech of non-profit pregnancy centers who provide free and often religiously motivated assistance to pregnant women.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Dec 01 2017 | Application (17A600) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 18, 2017 to February 16, 2018, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| Dec 05 2017 | Application (17A600) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until February 1, 2018. |
| Feb 01 2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2018) |
| Feb 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 5, 2018 to April 19, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Feb 23 2018 | Response to respondent's request for extension of time to file a response filed. |
| Mar 01 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 19, 2018. |
| Mar 02 2018 | Brief amici curiae of Democrats for Life of America; Christian Legal Society; Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance; Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod filed. |
| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of American Center for Law & Justice filed. |
| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. |
| Mar 05 2018 | Brief amicus curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc. filed. |
| Apr 19 2018 | Brief of respondents Dennis J. Herrera, et al. in opposition filed. |
| May 01 2018 | Reply of petitioner First Resort, Inc. filed. |
| May 08 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018. |
| Jun 27 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/27/2018. |
| Jun 28 2018 | Petition DENIED. |
